death chamber. He was finally electrocuted at the Arkansas State Pri-
son on May 11, 193h.
ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Dec, 12, 1932; May 10, Mayll & May 12, 193).
61 SOUTHWESTERN (2nd) XXRX 1113
death chamber, He was finally electrocuted at the Arkansas State Pri-
son on May 11, 193.
ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Dec, 12, 19323 May 10, Mayll & May 12, 193h.
61 SOUTHWESTERN (2nd) XKRX 1113
death chamber, He was finally electrocuted at the Arkansas State Pri-
2 193k.
19325 May 10, Mayll & May 12, 193k.
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JACKSON, Luther Dean
Jackson, a 29-year-old black man, was a resident of Little Rock,
Ark, Early in the evening of Dec, 7, 1932, he and a companion,
Elijah ("Father") Howard, entered the grocery store owned by a 72-=
year-old white man, Phillip Wimecker, located at 723 Cedar Street,
At the time, Mr, and Mrs, Windecker and a customer were the only
other persons in the store and both Howard and Jackson drew pistols,
Howard covered Mrs, Windecker and the customer, a black man, while
Jackson comered Windecker and ordered him to surrender his money,
Windecker took a step backward and Jackson fired, inflicting a wound ©
from which Windecker died on Dec, 11, After Jackson and Howard had
been captured, the customer positively identified Howard as being
the man who had covered him and said that Jackson resembled the SUN
man who had shot Windecker, Jackson made two confessions in which
he admitted having fired the fatal shot, but at his trial he repudia-
ted them, claiming that they had been obtained through force and inti-
midation, Both men were convicted atk separate trials and while
loward was sentenced to life imprisonment, Jackson, the trigger man,
was sentenced to die, His conviction was unsuccessfully appealed to
the Arkansas Supreme Court and he was granted three reprieves, the
first of which was only minutes before he was scheduled to enter the
JACKSON, Luther Dean
Jackson, a 25-year-old black man, was a resident of Little Rock,
Ark, Early in the evening of Dec, 7, 1932, he and a companion,
Elijah ("Father") Howard, entered the grocery store owned by a 72-
year-old white man, Phillip Wimiecker, located at 723 Cedar Street,
At the time, Mr, and Mrs, Windecker and a customer were the only
other persons in the store and both Howard and Jackson drew pistols,
Howard covered Mrs, Windecker and the customer, a black man, while
Jackson comered Windecker and ordered him to surrender his money,
Windecker took a step backward and Jackson fired, inflicting a wound
from which Windecker died on Dec. 11, After Jackson and Howard had
been captured, the customer positively identified Howard as being
the man who had covered him and said that Jackson resembled the gun=
man who had shot Windecker, Jackson made two confessions in which
he admitted having fired the fatal shot, but at his trial he repudia-
ted them, claiming that they had been obtained through force and inti-
midation, Both men were convicted atx separate trials and while
Howard was sentenced to life imprisonment, Jackson, the trigger man,
was sentenced to die, His conviction was unsuccessfully appealed to
the Arkansas Supreme Court and he was granted three reprieves, the
first of which was only minutes before he was scheduled to enter the
JACKSON, Luther Dean
Jackson, a 25-year-old black man, was a resident of Little Rock,
Ark, Early in the evening of Dec, 7, 1932, he and a companion,
Elijah ("Father") Howard, entered the grocery store owned by a 72=
year-old white man, Phillip Winiecker, located at 723 Cedar Street,
At the time, Mr, and Mrs, ‘indecker and a customer were the only
other persons in the store and both Howard and Jackson drew pistols,
Howard covered Mrs, iindecker and the customer, a black man, while
Jackson comered Windecker and ordered him to surrender his money,
Windecker took a step backward and Jackson fired, inflicting a wound
from which Windecker died on Deo. 11, After Jackson and Howard had
been captured, the customer positively identified Howard as being
the man who had covered him and said that Jackson resembled the gun-
man who had shot Windecker, Jackson made two confessions in which
he admitted having fired the fatal shot, but at his trial he repudia-
ted then, claiming that they had been obtained through force and inti~
midation, Both men were convicted atx separate trials and while
Howard we sen’ i n t, Jackson, the trigcer man,
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the Arkansas Suprene Court and he was granted three reprieves, the
first of which was only minutes before he was scheduled to enter the
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